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East Palestine, Ohio
The Ohio chemical disaster is complicating Joe Biden's legacy as a warrior against hazardous substances.
The open burning of hazardous chemicals has been banned for more than 40 years. How was it allowed to happen in a rural East Palestine, Ohio?
The president's visit comes after months of public backlash and amid growing fears of long-term health risks.
The Environmental Protection Agency has lauded its response to the chemical disaster in East Palestine but the people living there remain frustrated.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Congress has done absolutely nothing to prevent future train derailments like the East Palestine disaster, said Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-Pa.).
Environmental agencies are often quick to declare the air, water and soil safe after chemical disasters like the Ohio train derailment but huge knowledge gaps exist.
But several Republicans, including Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, remain opposed to the bipartisan legislation.
The disaster response has not only been flawed it is one big conflict of interest.
Local authorities and the railroad said there is no threat to public safety.
Footage was overwritten when the train went "immediately back in service following the accident," according to a federal agency investigating the incident.
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